Convertlet.



C. R. BOLD.

CONVBRTLET.

APPLICATION FILED AP1 .10.1909,

Patented Aug. 31, 1909 @mi hun Stimme@ cEc-ii. n. BOLD, OF cHAnLEsrON,SOUTH cAnoLmA.

CONVERTLET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 31', 1b

Application filed April 10, 1909, Serial No. 489,076.'

To` @Il wkom 'itmay concern: 'Be it known that I, CEoiL R. Bonn, aciti-A zen of the United States, residing at Charleston, in the countyof Charleston-and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Converti lets; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of thek invention,such as Will enable Others skilled in thev art to Which it appertainstomake and use thesame.

My invention relates to, convertlets or what are known to the trade asOutlet boxes Yio 4for electrical conductors and has 4for its ob.

ject economy in time in ,making electrical connections and avoiding thenecessity for cutting the wire of a line in position.

The invention consists in certain improvel l a vertical longitudinalsection -on line 4 4, Fig. `1.

Reference being had to the drawings and tliedesignating charactersthereon, the numeral 1 indicates a box provided with an internallyscrew-threaded extension Q which; may be made to tit any standard pipingused for conveying electric wires. rl`he chamber 3 which is showndisposed at a right angle to the extension 2, and in which the, jointsof wires are made, is provided with a removable cover 4, having a lip 5to cover the joint between the edge 7 of the linx and the edge 8 on thecover to exclude water or other foreign` matter, and the cover may besecured to the box, by screws f). or in a n v other preferred manner.IVhen screws are used, holes 10. are 'formed in lugs .11, on which theends ot' the cover rest, and

properly screw-threaded to receive thc screws S).

'Ilie outer endotI the chamber 3 is pro- 'rided with a two part closure,13, lll. niade ot' poirelaingir other insulating material and run atdifferent angles without detachably secured between the side Walls ofthe box, by vmeans of tongues 15, formed on the walls, and grooves 10,-in the ends of the sections 13, 14 which engage said tongues, and beyondthe groove is a flange 17,*which covers the entire end-of the box .1 orvits chamber 3, and prevents water or other foi'- eign matter enteringthe chamber. The closure sections are provided with recesses 1 8, 19,the latter engage the bottom wall 20, of

-the chamber 3, andthe former toreceive.

the cover 4, as shown in Fig. 4.

Each section 13, 14, is provided with a semicircular opening 21 oppositeeach other ,to formoutlets for Wires,'aiid.one of the outlets is ShownClosed by Plug 22 of rubber or thelike. v

,The device as constructed is rain proof,'

the porcelaininsulators 13, 14, can be inserted after the ,wires havebeen drawn through the box, and in the event that they should be brokenby accident or otherwise they can be replaced withoutcutting ortakingdown the wiring. v

It is obvious thatmodifications can. be made in the device forallowingwires to. be vdeparting from the spirit ofthe invention.

Having thus fully disclosed my invention, what I' claim is- 1. A deviceof the class described havingdetachable and separable end sections pro-4 vided with flanges on its sides and ends to cover vthe end ofthedevice and having openings` througl'i said end sections to form outletsfor wires, and a detachable cover affording access to the iilterioiL-otthe device.

2. A device ot' the' class described, having able cover, i'letaehableandseparable e'nd-' sections ot' insulatingmaterial provided with.

' semi-circular openings, a tongue. and-groove' joint between the endsof said sections and l a chamber therein provided with a-detach- 'theside wallsof said eli-amber. and "aflange covering-the joint.` Intestimony whereof I aiiiX n'iy signature. in presence of two witnesses.

. y i (E'CIL It. .BO-LI).` `'Vitnesses: T. A. vlinooniiANits, m f (ir.E. Il,\zi.i:nm:s'r, Jr.

